Apple details next-gen Nike+ system with GPS, wear sensors

Apple Insider reports on a new patent from Apple that describes a future generation Nike+ system that would be capable of more accurately monitoring athletic performance in real-time, providing feedback on wear of athletic gear, and even conveying advertisements from establishments that an athlete passes during a workout, thanks to GPS.

The Nike+ sensor would provide notification to a user by way the Internet, a wireless device or in some cases as part of a peer-to-peer type arrangement of like wireless sensors or other wireless devices."

[Pocket-Lint via Fashion Funky]

emily | 9:29 AM | Technology |
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